You can't describe the Colorado Avalanche as anything more than a success story this season. In his year end press conference GM Joe Sakic said the team planned to be more aggressive in free agency if the right players become available, so who could those be?

“I interviewed Aaron Allen, a Marine who was badly injured by an RPG in Afghanistan, and how he truly believes the Avalanche helped him get through that and other tough battles he's facing https://t.co/2NG37u3klB”

The Colorado Avalanche won the battle between two of the best forward lines in the NHL when Mikko Rantanen (one goal, two assists), Nathan MacKinnon (one goal, one assist) and Gabriel Landeskog (one goal) fueled a 6-3 comeback win against the Boston Bruins at Pepsi Center on Wednesday.

EDMONTON -- Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist to take over the NHL scoring lead, and the Colorado Avalanche ended a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Sunday.